Social Issues

In Time of Need

The northeast’s winter months tend to stretch some people’s budgets to the limit or beyond. Heading into the holiday season, a traditional time of giving, we look at some regional agencies that help people make ends meet including fuel assistance, The Food Bank...

Valley Gives

Paul Doherty and Al Griggs discuss the December 12 “Valley Gives” project they are spearheading to support local non-profit agencies. They will be joined by Katie Zobel, Vice President of Philanthropic Services for the Community Foundation of Western Mass....

Monte’s March Update

Monte’s March, held on November 15th, has raised almost $40,000 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. This was the third year that Northampton Radio personality and Connecting Point contributor Monte Belmonte has done this 26 mile walk to fight hunger.  We will...

uAspire

Joseph Paige, Post-Secondary Success Coordinator at uAspire/Sprire & Lorenzo Gaines, Program Director, discuss the uAspire post-secondary education program aimed at helping students who are in college avoid having to drop out due to financial difficulties. uAspire...

Community-Based Learning Program

Dr. Alan Bloomgarden, Director of Community Engagement at the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts at Mount Holyoke College,  discusses “CBL,  a Community-Based Learning program. The CBL places students from the 5 Colleges in jobs or intern...

CISA–Mobile Farmer’s Market

In an effort to increase the availability of farm fresh fruits and vegetables to under-served neighborhoods in Springfield,  Phil Korman (Executive Director at CISA) shows us how Enterprise Farm in Whately began a Mobile Market that brings farm fresh fruits and...

Flooding Revist

We revisit Jamaica, VT one year later to see how things have changed since the flood devastated the town on August 28th, 2011.  We also visit Shelburne Falls, MA to revisit some area business owners who were affected by the flooding last year and find out how things...

What Does It Take For a Woman to Become a Leader?

“A Seat at the Table” is a documentary film created by six students from Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield. The students speak with Carrie Saldo about some of the questions they explored including: What does it take for a woman to become a leader? Is...

Gay Archives Project

Bet Power, Director and Curator of the Sexual Minorities Archives, discusses  “LGBT Elders Speak Out”, an oral history project which records the stories of gay men and women from who lived in an era when there was far less...

Horizons for the Homeless

Joanna Carrington, Playspace Programs West Regional Director at Horizons for Homeless Children; Nicole Lussier, Program Director for “Open Pantry” Teen Living Program in Springfield; and Playspace Activity Leader Denise Donnelly discuss the efforts to...

Where Are They Now?

Producer Carrie Saldo talks with people from the community to find out what life is like for them one year after the June 1 tornado. Producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Marc Rhinehart revisit the people of Brimfield for their thoughts as well one year...

Tantasqua Rebuilding

Producer Tony Dunne & Videographer Mark Langevin take a look at some vocational students from Tantasqua Regional High who are helping to rebuild businesses in their district that were ravaged by the June 1st...